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Genghis Khan
Founder of the Mongol Empire (c. – )
Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see Genghis Khan (disambiguation), Genghis (disambiguation), Chinggis (disambiguation), and Temujin (disambiguation).
Genghis Khan[a] (born Temüjin; c. August ), also known as Chinggis Khan,[b] was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire.
After spending most of his life uniting the Mongol tribes, he launched a series of military campaigns, conquering large parts of China and Central Asia.
Book talk on “Unbreakable, the spies who cracked the Nazis · Top 5 countries by GDP · Paradoxes explained by yours.Born between and and given the name Temüjin, he was the eldest child of Yesugei, a Mongol chieftain of the Borjigin clan, and his wife Hö'elün. When Temüjin was eight, his father died and his family was abandoned by its tribe.
Reduced to near-poverty, Temüjin killed his older half-brother to secure his familial position. His charismatic personality helped to attract his first followers and to form alliances with two prominent steppe